How Many People Are Named Yona?
An estimated 765 people in the United States have the first name Yona. It is used for both genders, with 59.1% male. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Yona peaked in popularity in 2024 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yona has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
765
About 1 in 448,045 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
59.1% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
47 births
Total Registered
790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yona
Yona is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (59.1%) and females (40.9%). Out of 790 total births registered, 467 were male and 323 were female.
Yona as a male name
Ranked #3,675 in 2024
31 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (31 births)
Yona as a female name
Ranked #7,212 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (18 births)
Yona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yona span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 263 babies were registered. While Yona is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yona by Decade
How has Yona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yona by State
Yona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yona
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yona?
We estimate approximately 765 people named Yona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 448,045 Americans share this first name.
Is Yona a common name?
Yona is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yona most popular?
Yona reached peak popularity in 2024, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yona is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yona a male name?
Yona is predominantly male. 59.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yona Smith, Yona Johnson, Yona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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